Paul Strathern
Paul Strathern has lectured in philosophy and mathematics and is a Somerset Maugham Prize–winning novelist. He is the author of two series—Philosophers in 90 Minutes and The Big Idea: Scientists Who Changed the World—Napoleon in Egypt, and the Sunday Times bestseller The Medici: Godfathers of the Renaissance. He lives in London.
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The Medici: Godfathers of the Renaissance
Trade Paperback | 448 pages | Vintage Books | History; Art - History - Renaissance
978-0-09-952297-3 (0-09-952297-7)
January 6, 2009 | $25.95
Vivid and dramatic, this is a dazzling history of the modest family which rose to become one
of the most powerful in Europe.
The Medici is a remarkably modern story of power, money and ambition. Against the background of an age which saw the rebirth of ancient and classical learning, Paul Strathern...
Written by Paul Strathern
Trade Paperback | 448 pages | Vintage Books | History; Art - History - Renaissance
978-0-09-952297-3 (0-09-952297-7)
January 6, 2009 | $25.95
Vivid and dramatic, this is a dazzling history of the modest family which rose to become one
of the most powerful in Europe.
The Medici is a remarkably modern story of power, money and ambition. Against the background of an age which saw the rebirth of ancient and classical learning, Paul Strathern...
Dr. Strangelove's Game
Trade Paperback | 352 pages | Vintage Canada | Science; Business & Economics - Economic History; Mathematics - Game Theory
978-0-676-97449-2 (0-676-97449-X)
December 10, 2002 | $21.95
Brilliantly entertaining, Dr. Strangelove’s Game will do for economics what Sophie’s World did for philosophy and E=mc2 for physics.
With the infectious enthusiasm of a great teacher and a novelist’s eye for a colourful parade of often bizarre and idiosyncratic figures, Paul Strathern gives us a vivid account of the world of...
Written by Paul Strathern
Trade Paperback | 352 pages | Vintage Canada | Science; Business & Economics - Economic History; Mathematics - Game Theory
978-0-676-97449-2 (0-676-97449-X)
December 10, 2002 | $21.95
Brilliantly entertaining, Dr. Strangelove’s Game will do for economics what Sophie’s World did for philosophy and E=mc2 for physics.
With the infectious enthusiasm of a great teacher and a novelist’s eye for a colourful parade of often bizarre and idiosyncratic figures, Paul Strathern gives us a vivid account of the world of...
Crick, Watson and DNA
Trade Paperback | 128 pages | Anchor | Science
978-0-385-49245-4 (0-385-49245-6)
August 17, 1999 | $14.95
Written by Paul Strathern
Trade Paperback | 128 pages | Anchor | Science
978-0-385-49245-4 (0-385-49245-6)
August 17, 1999 | $14.95
Curie and Radioactivity
Trade Paperback | 112 pages | Anchor | Science
978-0-385-49246-1 (0-385-49246-4)
August 17, 1999 | $22.00
Written by Paul Strathern
Trade Paperback | 112 pages | Anchor | Science
978-0-385-49246-1 (0-385-49246-4)
August 17, 1999 | $22.00
Einstein and Relativity
Trade Paperback | 112 pages | Anchor | Science
978-0-385-49244-7 (0-385-49244-8)
April 20, 1999 | $16.95
Written by Paul Strathern
Trade Paperback | 112 pages | Anchor | Science
978-0-385-49244-7 (0-385-49244-8)
April 20, 1999 | $16.95
Turing and the Computer
Trade Paperback | 112 pages | Anchor | Science
978-0-385-49243-0 (0-385-49243-X)
April 20, 1999 | $14.95
Written by Paul Strathern
Trade Paperback | 112 pages | Anchor | Science
978-0-385-49243-0 (0-385-49243-X)
April 20, 1999 | $14.95
Hawking and Black Holes
Trade Paperback | 112 pages | Anchor | Science
978-0-385-49242-3 (0-385-49242-1)
July 13, 1998 | $14.00
Stephen Hawking is arguably the most famous scientist in the world, and many of us may know that black holes are his forte, but do we really have any idea what a black hole is? In this remarkably engaging book, Paul Strathern not only demystifies Hawking's universe-expanding theories, but helps readers...
Written by Paul Strathern
Trade Paperback | 112 pages | Anchor | Science
978-0-385-49242-3 (0-385-49242-1)
July 13, 1998 | $14.00
Stephen Hawking is arguably the most famous scientist in the world, and many of us may know that black holes are his forte, but do we really have any idea what a black hole is? In this remarkably engaging book, Paul Strathern not only demystifies Hawking's universe-expanding theories, but helps readers...
Newton and Gravity
Trade Paperback | 112 pages | Anchor | Science
978-0-385-49241-6 (0-385-49241-3)
July 13, 1998 | $13.95
A good case can be made for Isaac Newton being the finest mind humanity has yet produced. His theory of gravity offered his contemporaries their first glimpse of how the universe actually works, and his mathematics enabled later generations to walk on the moon. Today, we know that gravity keeps our...
Written by Paul Strathern
Trade Paperback | 112 pages | Anchor | Science
978-0-385-49241-6 (0-385-49241-3)
July 13, 1998 | $13.95
A good case can be made for Isaac Newton being the finest mind humanity has yet produced. His theory of gravity offered his contemporaries their first glimpse of how the universe actually works, and his mathematics enabled later generations to walk on the moon. Today, we know that gravity keeps our...
